Okaloosa County BOCC — March 15, 2016 — SHIP AHAC triennial report — reading text

Development Code states allows zero lot line development in the City to enable more efficient and affordable single- family development. Furthermore, the City’s Comprehensive Plan includes Policy C.5.6, which is stated above in section f. This policy will ensure that the City is continually seeking ways to facilitate affordable housing. Board Action: As stated above, the Board of County Commissioners amended its Land Development Code to include numerous design alternatives that could facilitate affordable housing projects. City Council adopted the Land Development Code in 2012 which includes several flexible lot configurations that encourage affordable housing projects. Recommendation: The County should monitor the use and effectiveness of these provisions for affordable housing. Incentive: The modification of street requirements for affordable housing. Review Synopsis: As part of the County’s 2010 amendments of its Land Development Code, the width requirements for local streets as provided in the County's Land Development Code were reduced from 66 feet to 50 feet for public roads, and to 40 feet for private roads in an effort to reduce development costs. While not specific or unique to affordable housing projects, these width reductions nonetheless provide the desired benefit for affordable housing. Policy 5.8 of the City's Comprehensive Plan states that the City will coordinate with the Affordable Housing Alliance Committee to consider modifying current street requirements for affordable housing. The City is continually monitoring the need for flexibility in this area. Board Action: As stated above, the Board of County Commissioners has amended its Land Development Code to reduce the mandatory width of both private and public roads. No action other than monitoring is recommended at his time. The City of Fort Walton Beach will also continue to assess the needs of affordable housing projects in regards to street requirements. Recommendation: The Board of County Commissioners and City Council should monitor the effect the reduction has on development, and in particular affordable housing. Incentive: The establishment of a process by which a local government considers, before adoption, policies, procedures, ordinances, regulations, or plan provisions that increase the cost of housing. Review Synopsis: This incentive has been implemented by both the City and County. The County has implemented this through the adoption of Ordinance 2016 AHAC Triennial Incentive Review and Recommendation Report Page 6 of 7 11-01 which amended the Okaloosa county Land Development Code to include the following provisions under section 1A.05.03: 3. Review of regulations and procedures that affect housing cost. Any and all changes in code, procedure or process that affect the cost of housing shall be reviewed by the Okaloosa County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. No such changes shall be considered for approval by the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners, or any person or agency delegated with authority to act on its behalf, unless it has been considered by the affordable housing advisory committee at a public meeting. The Okaloosa County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee shall make nonbinding recommendations of any proposed changes in code, procedure or process that affect the cost of housing to the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners. The City’s Comprehensive Plan addresses this in Policy C.5.7, which states that the City will consider the implications of adopting policies, procedures, ordinances, regulations, and plans which may increase the cost of housing and report such information to the Municipal Planning Board (currently known as the Local Planning Agency) as part of the deliberation process. Board Action: There is no action required by the Board of County Commissioners or City Council regarding this item. Recommendation: None. Incentive: The preparation of a printed inventory of locally owned public lands suitable for affordable housing. Review Synopsis: As part of its Geographic Information System, the County maintains an inventory of all publicly owned lands which it utilizes for a number of purposes. This information is free and readily accessible through the County’s website. Any provider of affordable housing can at no cost search the entire County inventory for properties as may seem most desirable for housing from which a request for such use could be presented to the Board of County Commissioners. However, a recent inventory of County-owned property intended to identify properties that could be made available for sale indicates that the County has very few properties that are both suited for development as well as unencumbered by plans for public infrastructure (storm water ponds, road right-of-way, parks, etc). City Council periodically reviews all public lands in Fort Walton Beach and determines the best use for them. This information is available by request at City Hall. Board Action: This issue does not require any further city or County action. . Recommendation: County staff should continue to maintain and provide at request inventories of publicly owned land. VL. 2016 AHAC Triennial Incentive Review and Recommendation Report Page 7 of 7 k. Incentive: The support of development near transportation hubs and major employment centers and mixed-use developments. Review Synopsis: Through the upgrade of its Bob Sikes and Arbennie Pritchett water treatment plants and associated installation of transmission lines connecting existing and future growth areas, as well as through its road paving programs and its 5 year Capital Improvements Plan, Okaloosa County is actively trying to support development in areas suited for growth. In addition, the 2010 Land Development Code revisions included creation of a “Mixed Use” zoning district intended to encourage diversification of land uses in existing urbanized areas. The City of Fort Walton Beach supports development in mixed-use zoning districts by broadening the permissible uses and relaxing development standards. Maximum allowable density has been increased and the Land Development Code contains bonus incentives for mixed use developments. Board Action: No further action needed at this time. Recommendation: The County and City should monitor the effectiveness of their respective infill strategies, and as provided in i., above, should direct staff to coordinate their capital projects programming whenever feasible to compliment efforts to provide affordable housing. Additional Recommendations Okaloosa County/City of Fort Walton Beach AHAC has no additional recommendations at this time, and remains committed to working with the County and the City to implement the incentives and recommendations discussed above. Board/Council Consideration This report was presented to the Ft Walton Beach City Council during its regular meeting of Macth S, 2016, and to the Board of County Commissioners during its regular meeting of , 2016. As provided in Section 420.9076(6), Florida Statutes, the City Council and Board of County Commissioners have 90 days from receipt of this report to amend its Local Housing Assistance Plan (the City and County have a joint Housing Assistance Plan) and may include, at their discretion, any of the recommendations contained herein. Attachments 1. Public Hearing Advertisement Page A8 l Daily News | Tuesday, January 19, 2016 NATION & WORLD Deczgm U’Accecsorzec 2123239 “Spend $50 or moye on Ronaldo Jewelry and get a chance to win ‘the - “Soul Mate Bracelet” wiow. /Imqnsmuluarumm com .évM-A Eglin I"l‘nf)'. ok FIVB 32547 HKE @ macnine shed nexuio his countryside home in southern Sweden. Inside il was a concrele “bunker” with double metal doors. “The purpose of the building was to keep people incarcerated during an extended period of time without.detection,” the indictment said. 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She told them she had been kidnapped, and the defendant was arresled, the indictment said. ALLACKUTS TEHHALIS aL Mrge. Morocco has emerged as a key ally for European investigators trying to piece together the geography of the Nov. 13 attacks. The head of Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations, dubbed the “Moroccan FBI," said his country put French and Belgian police on the trail of the network hehind the Paris allacks. Several of the attackers lived in the Brussels neigh- borhood of Molenbeek, home to many immigrants of Morocean descenl. Notice of Public Meeting The Okaloosa County/City of Fort Walton Beach Affordable Housing Advisory Committee will hold a public hearing on Thursday, February 4, 2016 to review the Incentive Strategies of the 2016/2019 Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP). The meeting will be held in the Okaloosa County Administrative Building located at 12560 N. Eglin Pkwy, Shalimar, Florida in the 3rd floor conference room. The meeting will begin at 10:00 am. A copy of the Local Affordable Housing Incentive Strategy and meeting agenda may be obtained from the Okaloosa County Growth Management Department office located on the third floor of the Okaloosa County Administration Building located at 1250 N. Eglin Parkway in Shalimar, Florida. Okaloosa County adheres to the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable modifications for access to these hearings upon request. Requests may be made by Contacting the Growth Management at 850-609-7024. Reqguests must be made at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing in order to provide the requested service. 648 201 'R Iagles co-founder Glenn Frey dies NEW YORK (AP)—Glenn Frey. who co-founded the Fagles and with Don Henley became one of history’s most successful songwriting teams with such hits as “Holel California” and “Life in the Fast Lane,” has died. Frey, who was 67 and had been battling multiple ailments, died Monday. The band’s website said he died in New York. Guitavist Frey and drummer Henley formed the Eagles in Los Angeles in the early 1970s, along with guitarist Bernie Leadon and bassist Randy Meisner: They would become a top act during the next decade, embodying the melodic California sound. An Eagles greatest hits collection from the mid-1970s and “Hotel California™ are among the best-selling albums in history. GLENN FREY Frey was born in Detroit andwas raisedin its suburbs. His solo hits include “The Heat Is On” and “Smuggler’s Blues.” Frey was lead vocalist on the Eagles' breakthrough - hit, “Take It Easy” a song mostly written by Jackson " Browne that came out in 1972. His other showcases included “Peaceful Easy Feeling,” “Alrcady Gone” and “New Kid in Town.” The Eagles split up in 1980 but reunited in 1994 and were one of the world's most popular concert acts. The band, which for years was made up of Frey, Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, was supposed to have been honored at the Kennedy Center last month. But the appearance was postponed because of Frey's health problems